they lack originality when it comes to names. And too bad nobody else on slashturd recognized this.
Munin is a Distributed Shared Memory system that was developed in 1991 at Rice University by John Bennett, John Carter, and Willy Zwaenepoel. Munin was unique in that it used a release-consistency model of coherence.
Release-consistency attempts to increase performance by minimizing the amount of communication required to maintain consistency. Release-consistency works by buffering updates between synchronization points. In order to accomplish this, Munin requires that synchronization of processes be strictly controlled by using synchronization objects.
These synchronization objects are not accessed in the same way that shared data objects are accessed. Instead, Munin employs a synchronization manager, which is simply comprised of the Munin server on each node interacting with each other. In order for release-consistency to work, Munin distinguishes between acquire synchronization objects and release synchronization objects.
Munin also requires that all synchronizations are visible to the system as a whole. This way, a global ordering can be determined based on the totality of the partial-orderings between each synchronization. Munin provides queue based locks, and barriers for synchronization.
But, I am talking Computer Science now and I know I've already lost the myspace-esque crowd that slashturd has become. If by some chance you've made it this far in the post, and have mod points, do the right thing and mark it insightful. Anything less merely proves my point.
In numerous comparison tests, AAC comes out on top. Check out these impressive results:
AAC compressed audio at 128 Kbps (stereo) has been judged by expert listeners to be "indistinguishable" from the original uncompressed audio source.
AAC compressed audio at 96 Kbps generally exceeded the quality of MP3 compressed audio at 128 Kbps. AAC at 128 Kbps provides significantly superior performance than does MP3 at 128 Kbps.
AAC was the only Internet audio codec evaluated in the range "Excellent" at 64 Kbps for all of the audio items tested in EBU listening tests.
Since I am already a member of the Apple Fanboy List I can reply without fear of reprocussions.
I can honestly say that this is exactly why I use ITMS rather than P2P. My time is more valuable than the.99 cents it takes to click a couple buttons and have the song right there in my iPod--and the quality is always the same.
Quite honestly, I don't have time to hunt a P2P network for some obsure ass thing and then find out that it's 128bit and has a couple CD skipping noises in the middle of it. No thanks.
Gail strikes me as a very beautiful woman, but there's a little tension in her voice. It could be one of two things: either Gail is nervous or unsatisfied.
What's your point, Uncle Frank ?
You oughta go down on her.
Cut it out, Frank, will ya ?
You're so wrapped up in sugar, you've forgotten the taste of real honey ! Ooooooh Aaaaah!
Ok. Let me try to explain it to you. Some of us have better things to do than scanning the internet for new content and reading each article posted. We simply don't have idle time to read "gamepc" articles all day long.
So, we have sites like Slashdot, which are called "News Aggregators."
No, try to follow. The point of a new aggregator is to pull all news related to a certain field, area, or subculture into one convenient location and provide this thing called an abstract which allows busy people to get the gist without having to waste time actually reading the thing. The links are there for reference and for those who are intrigued enough by the abstract to actually care enough to read the whole piece.
Don't worry, you will learn more about this concept once you are at University.
And for the truly impatient---we use RSS!
And it works too, because I got the answer to my question delivered right to my inbox without ever having to visit gamepc.
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Best Buy is even better than just calling (I *HATE* the telephone)....you can look stuff up on-line and it will tell you store availability and you can pay and then go pick it up.
"Actually Wal-Mart has a very advanced inventory management system. Headquarters knows within minutes when you buy a candy bar even."
So I've read....
But, let me fill you in on the reality.
Christmas eve a few years back. I needed a Jeep Wrangler Power Wheels last minute. I'd heard of the legendary Wal-Mart inventory management system, so I figure a phone call and all would be well.
So, I called the closest store, and they said they didn't have any left (big surprise on Christmas eve). But never fear, the next closest store has 3 in stock.
So, I truck on over there only to find that not only do they have none, but they haven't seen any for a week--or so said the manager of the department. In disbelief, I combed the aisles looking for the three they supposedly in stock. I gave up after 20 minutes of wandering the garden section (Which is where they keep the excess stock of that stuff).
On my way home, I drove passed the Wal-Mart that I had originally called and figured I'd stop in to look at their power wheels selection to see what they had left in Silverados and what not, as being the newest Super Wal-Mart in my area, they had the biggest selection. When I walked in, there it was sitting in the middle of the aisle, a Jeep Wrangler Power Wheels.
An employee asked me if I was finding everything ok, so I asked them why I was told that they had none in stock when this was sitting right here in plain view.
He looked at the box, and looked at me and said, "well, this here was supposed to have been delivered to another store. But I guess the driver forgot to drop it there, so it ended up here, 'cuz he didn't want to return to the dock with it in his truck still. We're the last store on his route so that happens all the time."
So, there you have it. The system might be designed to work a certain way, but it's only as strong as the people involved.
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...the TV eliminates you!!!
Nuclear missiles fly YOU over several states!!!!
The Pot Cracks YOU!!!!
In Soviet Russia, indistinguishable human doppelganger robotic overlords clone YOU!
they lack originality when it comes to names. And too bad nobody else on slashturd recognized this.
Munin is a Distributed Shared Memory system that was developed in 1991 at Rice University by John Bennett, John Carter, and Willy Zwaenepoel. Munin was unique in that it used a release-consistency model of coherence.
Release-consistency attempts to increase performance by minimizing the amount of communication required to maintain consistency. Release-consistency works by buffering updates between synchronization points. In order to accomplish this, Munin requires that synchronization of processes be strictly controlled by using synchronization objects.
These synchronization objects are not accessed in the same way that shared data objects are accessed. Instead, Munin employs a synchronization manager, which is simply comprised of the Munin server on each node interacting with each other. In order for release-consistency to work, Munin distinguishes between acquire synchronization objects and release synchronization objects.
Munin also requires that all synchronizations are visible to the system as a whole. This way, a global ordering can be determined based on the totality of the partial-orderings between each synchronization. Munin provides queue based locks, and barriers for synchronization.
But, I am talking Computer Science now and I know I've already lost the myspace-esque crowd that slashturd has become. If by some chance you've made it this far in the post, and have mod points, do the right thing and mark it insightful. Anything less merely proves my point.
ROFL Mod Parent Up......
This and the first parent are the funniest posts I've seen on slashdot for quite some time.
Free Thinker?
I say replace HER with a computer.
In my life, I have learned more from computers/internet than the combined collective knowledge transferred to me via college professors.
What are you talking about?
It doesn't say "Don't Use OS X on a Dell.kext"
The message doesn't say anything about what hardware they want/expect you to use it on.
They just don't want people stealing it.
AAC != MP3
According to Dolby Labs:
Since I am already a member of the Apple Fanboy List I can reply without fear of reprocussions.
.99 cents it takes to click a couple buttons and have the song right there in my iPod--and the quality is always the same.
I can honestly say that this is exactly why I use ITMS rather than P2P.
My time is more valuable than the
Quite honestly, I don't have time to hunt a P2P network for some obsure ass thing and then find out that it's 128bit and has a couple CD skipping noises in the middle of it. No thanks.
Gail strikes me as a very beautiful woman, but there's a little tension in her voice.
It could be one of two things: either Gail is nervous or unsatisfied.
What's your point, Uncle Frank ?
You oughta go down on her.
Cut it out, Frank, will ya ?
You're so wrapped up in sugar, you've forgotten the taste of real honey !
Ooooooh Aaaaah!
In China, only old people use USENET.
errr....wait. nobody in China is allowed to use USENET.
In Soviet Russia, the NET uses you!!!
or:
1. Get lots of subscribers
2. Remove USENET services
3. ????
4. Profit!
IF they really remove USENET acces, where are people supposed to go get their Natalie Portman hot petrified grits?
Mod parent up. This is not offtopic!
Offtopic implies that the contents of the post are --offtopic.
The parent was clearly on topic, and rather funny.
In Soviet Russia, music listens to YOU!!!!
In China, only old people buy Sony CDs.
1. Hide Rootkit in Music CD
2. Violate LGPL
3. ???
4. PROFIT!
Does anyone know if this new DRM included on the new Natalie Portman CD "Hot Petrified Grits"?
OK, which ones did I miss?
Ugh....
Ok. Let me try to explain it to you.
Some of us have better things to do than scanning the internet for new content and reading each article posted.
We simply don't have idle time to read "gamepc" articles all day long.
So, we have sites like Slashdot, which are called "News Aggregators."
No, try to follow. The point of a new aggregator is to pull all news related to a certain field, area, or subculture into one convenient location and provide this thing called an abstract which allows busy people to get the gist without having to waste time actually reading the thing. The links are there for reference and for those who are intrigued enough by the abstract to actually care enough to read the whole piece.
Don't worry, you will learn more about this concept once you are at University.
And for the truly impatient---we use RSS!
And it works too, because I got the answer to my question delivered right to my inbox without ever having to visit gamepc.
I was just going to post the same thing.
Anyone know what the new dual dual-core G5 PowerMac consumes power wise?
How would that go?
"Those words... used that way... I don't understand! Can they be used together in a sentence?"
"I've never had a Krabby Patty.
I've never had a Krabby Patty.
I've never had a Krabby Patty!"
Where, oh where are my mod points when I need them!!!
Mod Parent Up +5 (Insightfully Funny)
Numbah One!!!!
This is a travesty. I demand a recount.
Supergreg MUST have been in the top 10--if not Da Number One!
No, no, no.....you got it all wrong....
It's funny to see the words "Microsoft" and "Advantage" in the same story.
Best Buy is even better than just calling (I *HATE* the telephone)....you can look stuff up on-line and it will tell you store availability and you can pay and then go pick it up.
"Actually Wal-Mart has a very advanced inventory management system. Headquarters knows within minutes when you buy a candy bar even."
So I've read....
But, let me fill you in on the reality.
Christmas eve a few years back. I needed a Jeep Wrangler Power Wheels last minute. I'd heard of the legendary Wal-Mart inventory management system, so I figure a phone call and all would be well.
So, I called the closest store, and they said they didn't have any left (big surprise on Christmas eve). But never fear, the next closest store has 3 in stock.
So, I truck on over there only to find that not only do they have none, but they haven't seen any for a week--or so said the manager of the department. In disbelief, I combed the aisles looking for the three they supposedly in stock. I gave up after 20 minutes of wandering the garden section (Which is where they keep the excess stock of that stuff).
On my way home, I drove passed the Wal-Mart that I had originally called and figured I'd stop in to look at their power wheels selection to see what they had left in Silverados and what not, as being the newest Super Wal-Mart in my area, they had the biggest selection. When I walked in, there it was sitting in the middle of the aisle, a Jeep Wrangler Power Wheels.
An employee asked me if I was finding everything ok, so I asked them why I was told that they had none in stock when this was sitting right here in plain view.
He looked at the box, and looked at me and said, "well, this here was supposed to have been delivered to another store. But I guess the driver forgot to drop it there, so it ended up here, 'cuz he didn't want to return to the dock with it in his truck still. We're the last store on his route so that happens all the time."
So, there you have it. The system might be designed to work a certain way, but it's only as strong as the people involved.
LOL!!!
Where oh where are my mod points when I need them.
Mod parent up....
The funny thing is that in TFA, it said "starting July, data will be transmitted in an encrypted form, electronically."
I have a sinking feeling that the data on the tapes wasn't encrypted, even though it would have been trivial to do so.
What are these guys thinking?